ONA Weekly #416: Thank You, Amy Eisman

Thank you, Amy Eisman

Today we are celebrating Amy Eisman, the Founding Chair of the MJ Bear Fellowship and a longtime friend of ONA, as she transitions from this leadership role.

The MJ Bear Fellowship was established in 2011 to honor and support stand-out digital journalists under 30. As the fellowship chair, Amy has played an important role in shaping how ONA supports emerging talent and continuing the legacy of her friend and former American University colleague MJ Bear. While she is stepping away from the chairperson role, Amy will continue to participate in the selection committee.

Amy has nominated 2011 MJ Bear fellow Laura Amico as the next fellowship chair. Laura is a reporter, editor and media entrepreneur with a passion for engaging digital audiences. When Laura was selected as an MJ Bear Fellow, she was the Founder and Editor of Homicide Watch D.C., which earned industry-wide acclaim for its comprehensive coverage of the District. Laura is currently Senior Editor at Harvard Business Review.

Note: Applications for the 2022 MJ Bear Fellowship are due on July 14. Selected fellows will kick off the one-year program with an expenses-paid trip to ONA22 in Los Angeles, where they will participate in a panel discussion to showcase their work and expertise to the journalism community.

Anti-hackathon

The #DigitalSafetySnacks series is back this week with two new episodes and a hands-on workshop. We know you already have many passwords and security questions floating around out there. How do you keep track of them all? How do you create new ones without either forgetting or botching the process? And what are the best practices for two-factor authentication?

Watch now:

• Anti-Hackathon Part I (What’s a factor? And why are there 2?)
• Anti-Hackathon Part II (Nope, your birthday’s not a good password)

Bring your questions to the 30-minute workshop on Thursday, June 30, 12 p.m. EDT. Register now. 

On the calendar

• Ongoing review: ONA22 Scholarships
• June 30: Deadline: ONA22 Student Newsroom and Innovation Lab Extended!
• June 30: Digital Safety Snacks: Anti-Hackathon
• July 14: Digital Safety Snacks: Secure Your Twitter and Facebook Accounts 
• July 14: Deadline: Applications for MJ Bear Fellowship
• July 28: Digital Safety Snacks: Don’t Forget Insta, LinkedIn, and Cell Phone Hygiene 
• July 28: Last Chance for ONA22 Early Bird Rate
• Aug. 11: Pay Equity Series: Part Two with Media 2070 New! With Vision25 partners
• Sept. 21–24: 2022 Online News Association Conference
• Sept. 24: 2022 Online Journalism Awards Ceremony

Career opportunities

ONA’s Career Center is an excellent resource for jobs, fellowships and internships in digital journalism. Recent postings include:

• WFPL News Editor, Louisville Public Media
• Senior Editor, Audience, The Atlantic
• Deputy Editor, Texas Monthly
• Technical Project Manager, Editorial Assistant and Marketing Associate, Simons Foundation
• Audience Editor, Ohio Local News Initiative
• Digital News Editor, Sound Publishing, Inc.
• Social Media and Engagement Editor and Development Director (Remote), Global Investigative Journalism Network (GIJN)
• Communications Associate, Politics, Pew Research Center
• Director of Technology, Online News Association Join our team!

On our radar

• American democracy is under threat — and newsrooms are mobilizing to cover it, Celeste Katz Marston
• Four headline mistakes newsrooms need to abolish, Scalawag
• WTF is an ERG, Sara Guaglione for Digiday
• From source to table: How journalists are investigating food stories worldwide, Elizabeth Hewitt for GIJN
• Laws targeting free speech about abortion would put journalists in the line of fire, Ashton Lattimore for Prism

Directory spotlight

Dozens of technology companies, foundations, consultants and journalism organizations contribute to ONA’s mission throughout the year. Explore our Industry Directory to discover new tools and potential partners, or learn how to get listed.